Child and Family Services Adolescent Substance Abuse Outpatient Services
Contact Number: (434) 948-4831 What are Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Services?  • Substance Abuse Assessments
 • Adolescent Substance Abuse Education Groups
 • Abuse Treatment - Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach/Assertive Continuing Care
 • Individual Counseling
 • Family Counseling
 • Community Education Speaker
 • Case Management What do we do? Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Services provides a continuum of substance abuse treatment services for adolescents and their families. We serve the cities of Lynchburg and Bedford and the counties of Amherst, Amherst, Appomattox, Campbell and Bedford. Services and therapeutic interventions include the following: Substance Abuse Assessments are provided for persons age 18 and younger in Planning District II. A comprehensive assessment called the Global Appraisal of Individual Need (GAIN) and drug urine screen are completed on each adolescent and their family referred for a substance abuse assessment. Information regarding the adolescent’s presenting problem, history of and current substance use, family history, and current educational, social and legal status is obtained from the adolescent and parent/guardian. Information is also obtained from the referral source to support the assessment process. Upon completion of the assessment, the adolescent and family are provided with a verbal summary of the findings and a recommendation for substance abuse services, as indicated. Adolescent Substance Abuse Education Groups are provided for adolescents who present with a history of or current experimentation pattern of substance use. The education groups are held on a weekly basis, for approximately eight (8) weeks and are designed to increase the adolescent’s understanding of the potential physical, emotional, psychological, spiritual, recreational, social, legal and familial effects of substance abuse and dependency. It is also designed to assess risk factors in continued use and to motivate the adolescent to quit using substances. Random drug urine screens are obtained. Individual Counseling is offered for all levels of service to adolescents and their family members for all levels of service needs when it is determined that a group setting is not the most appropriate treatment milieu for the client. Individual therapy is also used to provide therapeutic interventions for adolescents who are having difficulty in making progress in their treatment, to address sensitive individual issues or to review treatment progress or planning. Family Counseling is offered to provide family members with education regarding substance abuse and to address family issues and parenting needs. Community Education sessions are available for community organizations who desire to learn more about adolescent substance abuse. School-Based Substance Abuse Education Programs are designed and presented based on individual school’s needs and requests. (fee for service) Who do we work with? Substance abuse services are provided for persons eighteen (18) years of age and younger in Planning District II who will benefit from any of the levels of care or services that we offer.